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Certificate Requirements

The goal of the Certificate is to ensure that students have both a solid basis in Probability and Statistics as well as Inference and Quantitative Research Design, as well as some depth of experience in a more advanced topic area. As such, students completing the Certificate are required to take at least five courses. At least one course must be from the Probability and Statistics group of courses outlined below and at least one course must be from the Inference and Quantitative Research Design group of courses. In addition, students must take at least two courses from one of the three focus areas (Longitudinal and Time Series Data Analysis, Multivariate and Machine Learning Analysis, Data Mining and Specialized Research Tools), with both courses in the same focus area. The fifth course can be from any of the three focus areas or can be a second course from the Probability and Statistics group. Of note, some courses appear in more than one area, but a course can only be used to fill one of the requirements. In consultation with the certificate advisor, students may substitute equivalent coursework or more demanding mathematical treatments of the same course material.